{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Pittsburgh","slug":"city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991","podcast_index_feed_id":4712991,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastpittsburgh","website_url":"https://pittsburgh.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/08ca3b06-5df5-11ec-bca0-7b688233f2b7/image/7edb638a5263471e7b224efa1ff18b6b.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1112,"summary":"Join Megan Harris and the City Cast Pittsburgh team every weekday morning for a fast-paced daily news podcast that will get you talking and make you question what’s going on here in Western Pennsylvania. City Cast Pittsburgh is a smart new way to connect with neighbors in the Steel City you know and love. Add us to your feeds and subscribe to our daily newsletter, at pittsburgh.citycast.fm.today!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:17:53.031972+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991"},"episode":{"title":"Pittsburgh's Secret Stairways","slug":"pittsburgh-s-secret-stairways","published_at":"2026-06-03T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991/pittsburgh-s-secret-stairways","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC8207176213.mp3?updated=1780436196","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC8207176213.mp3?updated=1780436196","summary":"If your summer bucket list involves exploring more of Pittsburgh, consider making a visit to a set of our city steps, aka our first form of mass transit. Pittsburgh has the most public staircases in the U.S., but cataloging and preserving them is a relatively new priority. We're revisiting our conversation (and city step tour!) with the three authors of City Steps of Pittsburgh: A History & Guide, who share the history of these public gems and tips for scouting them for yourself. Thanks to Laura Zurowski, Matthew Jacob, and Charles Succop for taking us on a field trip to the Basin Street city steps! **This episode originally aired on July 16, 2025. Learn more about the sponsors of this Wednesday, June 3rd episode: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust - TRAF Bike PGH Athens County Visitors Bureau Pittsburgh CLO Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm. Want more Pittsburgh news? Sign up for our daily morning newsletter. We’re on Instagram @CityCastPgh. Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.","meta_description":"If your summer bucket list involves exploring more of Pittsburgh, consider making a visit to a set of our city steps, aka our first form of mass transit.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2069,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991/episodes/pittsburgh-s-secret-stairways/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-pittsburgh-4712991/pittsburgh-s-secret-stairways.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}